Abia ThinkTank

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Sep
02
2024
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Court Sends 10 #EndBadGovernance Protesters To Prison

Court Sends 10 #EndBadGovernance Protesters To Prison

News Flash, Human Rights, Judiciary
Court Sends 10 #EndBadGovernance Protesters To Prison A Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered that 10 individuals, arrested during the recent #Endbadgovernance protests, should be remanded in both Suleja and Keffi prisons in Niger and Nasarawa states. Justice Emeka Nwite, in a ruling on Monday, also instructed that the only female among them – Angel Love Innocent (51 years) be remanded in Suleja prison (Niger State), while the nine, who are male, should be kept in Keffi prison (Nasarawa States). The nine male defendants are Michael Tobiloba Adaramoye (Lenin), 28yrs; Adeyemi Abiodun Abayomi (Yomi), 34 yrs; Suleiman Yakubu, 28…
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Sep
02
2024
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Bandits Are Now “Fighting For Allah” Like Boko Haram – Sheik Gumi

Bandits Are Now “Fighting For Allah” Like Boko Haram – Sheik Gumi

News Flash, Religion, Security
Bandits Now “Fighting For Allah” Like Boko Haram – Sheik Gumi A Kaduna-based Islamic cleric, Ahmad Gumi, has accused the Nigerian authorities of turning bandits operating in North-west and North-central Nigeria into religious fighters like Boko Haram insurgents operating in the country’s North-east. Mr said a recent video of a jubilant terrorism kingpin, Bello Turji, and his armed bandits celebrating “victory” over the Nigerian military and claiming they are fighting for God was an indication that the group has adopted the ideology of Boko Haram. PREMIUM TIMES reported how the bandits on Thursday burnt down two Nigerian military Mines Resistant…
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Sep
02
2024
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Mrs. Otti Visits Mrs Lawrence, Whose Husband Physically Abused And Attempted To Pluck Out Her Eyes, At Federal Medical Center Umuahia

Mrs. Otti Visits Mrs Lawrence, Whose Husband Physically Abused And Attempted To Pluck Out Her Eyes, At Federal Medical Center Umuahia

Abia State, Good Governance, Mishap, News Flash
Mrs. Otti Visits Mrs. Lawrence, Whose Husband Physically abused and Attempted to Pluck Out Her Eyes, at Federal Medical Center Umuahia. Mrs. Priscilla Otti, the wife of the Governor of Abia State, has called on legal institutions and security agencies to swiftly implement laws and measures to protect women and girls from gender-based violence. Mrs. Otti made the call today at the Federal Medical Centre in Umuahia, where she visited a woman named Mrs. Amarachi Lawrence from Atta Emede Ibeku in Umuahia North LGA of Abia State. Mrs. Lawrence, suffered brutal physical abuse at the hands of her husband, Mr.…
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Sep
02
2024
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Just In: Oyo State Government Receives Deployment Of 20 CNG Buses

Just In: Oyo State Government Receives Deployment Of 20 CNG Buses

News Flash, FGN, Transportation
Just In:Oyo Govt Receives Deployment Of 20 CNG Buses Oyo State Government through the Pacesetter Transport service (PTS), has received deployment of 20 CNG buses as part of efforts by the federal government to cushion the effect of subsidy removal. During the brief handling ceremony held at the PTS conference room on Monday, the Chairman and Sole Administrator, Hon. Salami Dikko, who expressed gratitude to the Federal Republic of Nigeria, President Tinubu over the laudable initiative, thanked the Governor of Oyo state, Seyi Makinde, for appointing him as the chairman of PTS. The chairman who disclosed that when he came…
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Sep
02
2024
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News Breaking: Israel Union Declares Nationwide Strike To Secure Release Of Gaza Hostages

News Breaking: Israel Union Declares Nationwide Strike To Secure Release Of Gaza Hostages

International, News Flash, World News
News Breaking: Israel Union Declares Nationwide Strike To Secure Release Of Gaza Hostages A nationwide strike aimed at ramping up pressure on Israel’s government to secure the release of the remaining hostages in Gaza was set to begin Monday. The call by Israel’s largest union to paralyse the economy follows a night of massive demonstrations, with tens of thousands of protesters taking to the streets in an outpouring of grief and fury over six hostages killed in the Gaza Strip. Israeli soldiers recovered the bodies of the six “from an underground tunnel in the Rafah area” of southern Gaza on…
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Sep
02
2024
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Just In: Former Big Brother Naija Star, Francisca Owumi Is Dead

Just In: Former Big Brother Naija Star, Francisca Owumi Is Dead

Entertainment, News Flash, Obituary
Former Big Brother Naija Star, Francisca Owumi Is Dead Big Brother Naija star, Francisca Owumi, has died after a brief illness. Her family announced her passing in a post shared on social media on August 29, 2024. Her photos were shared with the caption ‘’A daughter and sister. Make her soul rest in peace, Amen” Late Francisca was the first runner-up on the inaugural Big Brother Nigeria reality television show in 2006. Remembered for her fierce dance steps, the late Francisca was in the house with the likes of Katung Aduwak who won the show, Ebuka Obi Uchendu, Gideon Okeke,…
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02
2024
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Nigeria Police Declare Andrew Wynne Wanted Over Plot To ‘Overthrow’ President Tinubu

Nigeria Police Declare Andrew Wynne Wanted Over Plot To ‘Overthrow’ President Tinubu

Crime, Columns/Opinions/Letters, FGN, News Flash
Police Declare Andrew Wynne Wanted Over Plot To ‘Overthrow’ President Tinubu The police high command, on Monday, declared Andrew Wynne (also known as Andrew Povich or Drew Povey), a British national, wanted for allegedly plotting to overthrow the government being led by President Bola Tinubu. It said the Force has specifically launched a comprehensive investigation on how foreign mercenaries and those it described as subversive elements plotted to overthrow the democratically-elected government of Nigeria. The spokesman of the force, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, who disclosed this at Force Headquarters, Abuja said the British rented a space at Labour House, Abuja, for an…
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Sep
02
2024
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Mben Political Assembly Fixes October 25 For Ohafia Development Discourse

Mben Political Assembly Fixes October 25 For Ohafia Development Discourse

Abia North, Columns/Opinions/Letters, News Flash, People & Events
Mben Political Assembly Fixes Oct 25 for Ohafia Development Discourse Mben Political Assembly, the politico-socio-economic development group of the Ohafia people of Abia State, have confirmed October 25 as date for planned stakeholder engagement on the evolution and future of the community. The group had earlier in the year announced plan to hold an all-encompassing one-day discourse on the socioeconomic development of Ohafia. It set up an implementation committees at the time headed by its Vice President, Barrister Eme Kalu Ekpu and thereafter unveiled the logo for the event. The decision for October 25 was taken on Monday following wide…
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02
2024
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China Rolls Out Red Carpet For Tinubu, Other African Leaders

China Rolls Out Red Carpet For Tinubu, Other African Leaders

International, News Flash
China Rolls Out Red Carpet For Tinubu, Other African Leaders China on Monday rolled out the red carpet for leaders from across Africa, including President Bola Tinubu, seeking to deepen ties with the resource-rich continent it has furnished with billions in loans for infrastructure and development. Beijing has said this week’s China-Africa forum will be its largest diplomatic event since the Covid-19 pandemic, with more than a dozen leaders and delegations expected. China has sent hundreds of thousands of workers to Africa to build its megaprojects while tapping the continent’s vast natural resources including copper, gold, lithium and rare earth…
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